Details StatusClosedReference2024 ECFIN 002/A3Publication date 24 May 2024 Opening date24 May 2024Deadline modelSingle-stageDeadline date13 June 2024, 14:00 (CEST) DepartmentDirectorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs Description The European Commission is launching a call for proposals for carrying out business and consumer surveys, as part of the Joint Harmonised EU Programme of business and consumer surveys (BCS) in Ireland (consumer, construction, industry, retail trade and services surveys).The BCS programme is designed to gather information on the state of the economies in the EU and candidate countries, to be able to compare their business cycles for economic and monetary union (EMU) management purposes.The co-operation between the Commission and future beneficiaries shall be established in the form of a Framework partnership agreement that will be concluded for the period August 2024 - April 2026.How to submit a proposal?Please read carefully the detailed instructions in section 15) ‘SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS’ in the call for proposals with ref. 2024 ECFIN 002/A3. 24 MAY 2024Call for proposals Ref. 2024 ECFIN 002/A3 Applications shall be sent electronically and exclusively to the functional mailbox ECFIN-GRANT-PROPOSALSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ECFIN-GRANT-PROPOSALS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) no later than 13 June 2024, 14.00 (CET).All relevant information, formalities and documentation can be found in the call for proposals as well as in the: 24 MAY 2024Guidelines for the financial management of grant agreements A checklist is available to assist you in preparing your application: 24 MAY 2024Checklist of documents to be provided Your proposal must include the following compulsory standard documents, accompanied where indicated by the required attachments: 24 MAY 2024Form 1 - Application Form (Part A and B and required annexes) 24 MAY 2024Form 2 - Financial capacity 24 MAY 2024Form 3 - Declaration of honour for beneficiaries 24 MAY 2024Form 4 - Estimated budget – Financial Statement 24 MAY 2024Form 5 - Additional information on unit costs and reference periods 24 MAY 2024Form 6 - Accession form for beneficiaries (if applicable) 24 MAY 2024Form 6a - Declaration on joint and several liability of affiliated entities 24 MAY 2024Form 7a - Description of survey methodology - Consumer survey 24 MAY 2024Form 7b - Description of survey methodology - Business surveys Forms for contractsThe forms to communicate the legal or banking coordinates for a contract or subvention, and the general conditions on low-value contracts. Model agreementsFramework Partnership Agreement (FPA) 24 MAY 2024Model Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) 24 MAY 2024Annex 1 - Action plan Annex 2 - Not applicableAnnex 3 - Accession form (see below in SGA)Specific Grant Agreement (SGA) 24 MAY 2024Model General Grant Agreement (Specific Grant Agreement under FPA) 24 MAY 2024Annex 1 - Description of the action 24 MAY 2024Annex 2 - Model Financial Statement (Estimated budget and Final Costs) 24 MAY 2024Annex 2a - Additional information on unit costs and reference periods 24 MAY 2024Annex 3 - Accession form (if applicable) 24 MAY 2024Annex 3a - Declaration on joint and several liability of affiliated entities (if applicable) Annex 4 - Specific rules (see Model General Grant Agreement) 24 MAY 2024Annex 5 - Model Final technical report Questions about the call General publications4 June 2024Call for proposals Ref. 2024 ECFIN 002/A3 Joint Harmonized European Union programme of Business and consumer surveys in Ireland Questions and Answers Questions must be sent to ECFIN-BCS-2024-CALL-QUESTIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ECFIN-BCS-2024-CALL-QUESTIONS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu). Applications sent to this mailbox will not be accepted.Deadline for asking questions: 06 June 2024.
Forms for contractsThe forms to communicate the legal or banking coordinates for a contract or subvention, and the general conditions on low-value contracts.
